According to the statistical annual report of mineral resources in Hebei province, in recent years, the reserves of mineral resources have generally shown negative growth. Since 1986, the cumulative consumption of geological reserves in the province is about 7.7 billion tons, while the newly proven geological reserves in the same period are only 410.30 billion tons, with a net decrease of 3.57 billion tons, and the consumption is10.9 times the increase. At present, there are 25 kinds and 35 kinds of main minerals in shortage and shortage. According to the current resources, there will be 30 kinds of minerals that cannot meet the needs of economic construction by 20 10. However, the economic growth of Hebei Province is mainly driven by resources. Mining and its related industries support 40% of Hebei's economy, and mining profits and taxes account for 50.2% of the total industrial economy. According to preliminary statistics, 99% of primary energy, 87% of industrial raw materials and 70% of agricultural means of production in Hebei Province come from mineral resources, which shows that the social and economic development of Hebei Province is highly dependent on mineral resources. Strengthening geological exploration and reversing the negative growth of mineral resources reserves are the necessary guarantee to realize the sustainable development of economic construction and establish a "harmonious society" in our province. Scientific, objective and comprehensive analysis of the problems existing in the geological prospecting industry and accurate grasp of the opportunities and challenges faced by the geological prospecting industry are important issues that must be taken seriously when China's geological prospecting industry moves towards spring.
We might as well make a brief analysis of the problems existing in China's geological prospecting industry in recent years and their causes. First of all, in the past 20 years, the foundation of reserve exploration of mineral resources has been seriously insufficient, and the exploration risk has increased, so the preliminary work of exploration needs to be strengthened urgently. At present, the phenomenon of quick success and instant benefit often appears in geological exploration in China, and people are eager to see the recent prospecting effect. The workload is mostly arranged for general geological theory research and geological problems discussion, and the regional mineral survey, regional geophysical and geochemical exploration and in-depth and detailed general survey in the early stage of prospecting are not paid attention to, which leads to the scientific deployment of mineral exploration work in accordance with the procedure of "middle selection, finding points in the region, surface first and underground later". On the one hand, after the pre-arranged projects of some metallogenic belts are completed, the subsequent exploration constituencies cannot be replaced, especially the key metallogenic belts with breakthrough prospects. On the other hand, due to the stagnation of basic mineral survey, the number of new ore points and mineralization points has decreased, and it is difficult to deploy geological exploration workload even with exploration funds, forming a passive situation of haste makes waste. Secondly, the technology and equipment are backward and the exploration methods are not targeted. There is no geophysical prospecting equipment in nonferrous metal exploration, or the geophysical prospecting equipment is outdated, and there is a lack of professional and technical personnel familiar with geophysical prospecting methods. The effectiveness test of geophysical and geochemical exploration methods is not done enough, which makes the guiding role of methods and technologies not play well. In the process of exploration, according to specific minerals, different deposit types and special landscape conditions, the selection of exploration means, technical methods and exploration procedures lacks pertinence and standardization (Wang Ruijiang, 2004). Third, and most importantly, there is a serious shortage of geological prospecting talents. At present, it is rare for graduates from China Institute of Geology to work in geological teams. On the one hand, geological work has lived in the wild for a long time, and the working environment is extremely difficult; On the other hand, compared with other industries, the social status and salary of geologists are very embarrassing, which has seriously dampened the enthusiasm of geologists who have struggled for generations. Compared with the "ten-year catastrophe", the talent gap in the geological prospecting industry is even greater, and the geological team, the main team of geological prospecting, is gradually weakening. To change the current situation of talents, we must start from the source, formulate powerful policies and measures, attract talents from the tilt of education and industrial policies, and increase investment. Otherwise, the negative effects of geological exploration in the past 20 years have just begun, and the consequences of the mineral resources crisis on China's economic construction are unimaginable, and may even be disastrous. As a developing country with a large population, China does not have a large number of geologists working in the field for a long time, which will pose a great threat to the country's mineral resources security. It is not difficult to imagine that all the field geologists have become "wage earners". /kloc-who will look for ore in 0/0 years? Fourthly, field exploration and mine exploration are out of touch with many theoretical frontiers at present, and the theory does not effectively guide the prospecting. Scientific researchers are keen on theoretical discussion and publishing papers, and most of the geological monographs are not directly related to prospecting; However, the field construction often appears randomness, which seriously affects the geological exploration effect. At present, China's geological community has formed the so-called "Geological Field Army" of the Academy of Geological Sciences with China Geological Survey as the center (including Water Exploration Institute, National Environmental Station and Aviation Telemetry Center) and its eight subordinate regional institutes. This is a technical team with relatively high academic level, and it is the only leading force that can lead the frontier of geological science in China together with scientific research institutions. China geological science occupies a place in the world geological field and has made universally recognized achievements. However, all geologists know that geology is a science with strong theory and practice, especially field practice, which cannot be replaced by any book, theory or indoor. An excellent geologist must have a solid theoretical foundation, be well-trained after long-term unremitting field work practice, and understand the basic skills of rocks, strata and minerals. At the same time, he is an expert in analyzing structural phenomena and establishing deposit models, which requires a lifetime of theoretical renewal and long-term field observation. In a word, geological science is one of the most closely integrated sciences of theory and practice. Based on the characteristics of geology, a lot of geological work should mainly focus on field practice. Although theoretical study is very important, it can never replace practice. For a qualified geologist, only when he has a solid theoretical foundation and then throws himself into the field can he really solve the problem of prospecting practice and the crisis of national mineral resources. For a lot of field geological work, the basic skills of field observation and practice are more important to most people. The process of practice is a process of accumulation, and the accumulation of practical experience requires long-term unremitting efforts, not overnight. Because a lot of first-hand information is always obtained from the field, theory comes from practice, and practice is the basis of all theories. Practical significance is more operable and practical than theory. Therefore, how to better combine the theory and practice of geologists in China is a problem that must be highly valued.
From the analysis of the above problems, we can find that the main obstacle to the development of geological science and the stagnation of mineral resources in China is the system problem, which is the guidance of the national industrial policy. Strengthening geological work and solving the problem of mineral resources the State Council is formulating a new industrial policy. I believe that the spring of geological work in China will come soon. Why has China's mineral resources (mineral land) never increased? In addition to the lack of actual investment in geological exploration in recent ten years, there is also a main reason that most of the investment in geological exploration is not in the physical workload of geological exploration. In other words, the increased geological exploration fees in recent years are mainly used for research projects and preliminary investigations of geological surveys, and the investment in general surveys is basically the least (due to the greater risks). However, according to the law that the market tends to maximize benefits, the main investment in commercial geological work must be in the stage of detailed investigation and exploration, at which the risk of geological work is relatively small. Therefore, the long-term accumulation of absence in the prospecting stage leads to less and less mineral land, which is an inevitable result.
If the effective investment in geological exploration is increased and the national industrial policy strongly supports it, can Hebei Province, as a resource-rich province, maintain its status as a resource-rich province, find more mineral resources and make further efforts towards the goal of a strong mineral resources province in the central and eastern regions where mineral resources are increasingly scarce, further exploration is more difficult, the cost of mineral exploration is increasing and the risk of geological exploration is increasing? The answer is yes. As long as the reform of geological prospecting units is closely focused on solving the national mineral resources crisis, the starting point of formulating relevant policies and measures is to solve the national mineral resources crisis. I believe that with the down-to-earth efforts of geologists, especially those in the field, the shortage of mineral resources will be continuously alleviated in three to five years. Hebei province has excellent metallogenic geological conditions. As long as the policies and measures are favorable, according to Premier Wen Jiabao's instructions, to solve the problem of crisis mine resources, "we should give full play to the role of the existing geological team". We believe that the geological team members who have worked hard and conscientiously for a long time will surely achieve fruitful results with the guidance of the theory of earth system science, scientific arrangement, painstaking research, full play to their subjective initiative and great respect for field practical experience.